Wednesday
Syllabification: (Wednes·day)
Pronunciation: /ˈwenzdā, -dē/
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Definition of Wednesday
noun
adverb
chiefly North AmericanOrigin:
Old English Wōdnesdæg 'day of Odin', named after the Germanic god Odin or Woden, the supreme god; translation of late Latin Mercurii dies, Odin being equated with the Roman god Mercury. Compare with Dutch woensdag
The days of the week in ancient Rome were named after the planets, which in turn were named after gods. In most cases the Germanic names substituted the name of a comparable Germanic god for the Roman god’s name